One of the most used sexual education techniques in Manchester, U.K., these days? Your hand-held gadget. With one app in particular at the top of the list.

It's a series of videos meant to teach young men how to practice safe sex, from use of condoms and other prophylactics, to testing and what happens during a visit to a sexual health clinic, and it was designed by a team at Salford University in the UK. The team had done research on local men and found that they didn't seek guidance or treatment with regard to sexual health issues due to a bit of embarrassment. Especially considering professionals were teaching them how to use condoms with a “big red item” on the side of the road.

We're not entirely sure we want to know. Though we can guess. And no wonder they're embarrassed!

“Early feedback from young people and adults has been very positive, not to mention the award nomination, and we'll also be able to evaluate the videos more effectively once we've started using them more widely.” says Professor Ben Light. We hope so too.